CVE-2016-7052

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7052
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-26 19:59:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptioncrypto/x509/x509_vfy.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by triggering a CRL operation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.098700000 probability, percentile 0.930330000 (date 2026-05-07)

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Web Scripting 12.0 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2i All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee Security Bulletin: Updates fix multiple OpenSSL vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-6304, CVE-2016-2183, CVE-2016-2182, and CVE-2016-7052) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
SA132 : OpenSSL Vulnerabilities 22-Sep-2016 and 26-Sep-2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bto.bluecoat.com Third Party Advisory
www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
[R6] SecurityCenter 5.4.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com Third Party Advisory
OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-16) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:27.openssl.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.FreeBSD.org Third Party Advisory
OpenSSL Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
OpenSSL CVE-2016-7052 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Juniper Networks - 2016-10 Security Bulletin: OpenSSL security updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2470-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.openssl.org
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, OpenVPN and GNU glibc affect IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[R2] PVS 5.2.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com Third Party Advisory
[R5] Nessus 6.9 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com Third Party Advisory
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit MITRE git.openssl.org
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